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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread word of fate, fate of words.. #45938 10/25/2001 3:21 PM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park of troy Carpal Tunnel of troy Carpal Tunnel Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park RE: Dr.Bill's post.. The Greeks had a word for it:Clotho, Lachesis & Atropos, the Fates.. Clotho is a spinner, Lacheis a weaver, and Atropos the one who cuts the cloth. My M-W-10th only has one word immediately recognizable coming from atropos-- atropine..(A poisonous, bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C17H23NO3, obtained from belladonna and other related plants. It is used to dilate the pupils of the eyes and as an antispasmodic. but.. there are others..http://www.bartleby.com/61/roots/IE539.html any one else have some words of fate that have turned round in meaning? my other obsession Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted word of fate, fate of words.. of troy 10/25/2001 3:21 PM Re: word of fate, fate of words.. wwh 10/25/2001 6:03 PM Re: word of fate, fate of words.. of troy 10/25/2001 6:23 PM Re: word of fate, fate of words.. wwh 10/25/2001 7:21 PM Re: word of fate, fate of words.. doc_comfort 10/30/2001 12:18 AM Re: atropine wofahulicodoc 11/03/2001 1:47 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,281 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 25 A C Bowden 7 JerryC 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,136 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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